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STATE OF MINNE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION 500 RICE STREET, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55103 (612) 296-2545 May 14, 1980 TO: FROM: The Honorable Richard F. Blomquist Mayor, The City of Anoka The Honorable Josephine D. Nunn Mayor, The City of Champlin The Honorable Thomas G. Gamec Mayor, The City of Ramsey Robert Zeller, MCCB Staff SUBJECT: THE ANOKA./ CHAMPLIN / RAMSEY CABLE SERVICE TERRITORY This is to inform you that the proposal submitted to the Minnesota Cable Comm. unicat- ions Board (MCCB) on January 21, 1980 by Harmon & Company of Englewood, Colorado for establishment of a cable service territo~ (CST) consisting of the corporate limits of Anoka, Champlin and Ramsey was favorably received by the Board at its meeting on Hay 9, 1980. Therefore, the Anoka / Champlin / Ramsey Cable Service Territory has been established, and the named municipalities may proceed into the next steps in the cable communications franchising process. It should be.emphasized that Board approval in this matter does not constitute a pre- sumption that the proposer will be the successful applicant for a franchise or 'fran- chises to serve the territory, nor are the municipalities above named constrained from granting more than one franchise in order to provide service to substantially alt parts of the territory approved. This is to also advise you that a representative of The City of Andover notified the MCCB on May 9, 1980 concerning its desire to be included in the Anoka / Champlin / Ramsey CST; such a municipality may submit to the Board a proposal for' expansion of an established CST under 4 HCAR 4.225-(Iqinnesota Code of Agency Rules)~ All affected communities will be notified in the event such a prdposal is submitted, and will be given opportunities to make comments on the proposal to the Board. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the HCCB Staff report and recommendations concerning your CST dated May 6, 1980, which also includes a copy of a memorandum dated April 16, 1980 from Mr. Roger Israel of the Metropolitan Council to the Council's Human Resources Committee. MCCB staff will be pleased to continue to assist the cities of Anoka, Champlin and Ramsey as they proceed through steps in the franchising process. Feel free to contact me by writing to me here at the Board office or by calling 296-6619. cc: ~r. Jerry Dulgar, City Manager, Anoka; Mr. Dan Hartman, City Manager, Champlin; ~~c.h_nelle, Cit~ MaQager, Ramsey; Harmon & Company, Englewood, Colorado; Ms. Patric~ K. L~n~ist, The c~tY of A~over; The Metropolitan Council enclosure AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER